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| Directed by | Bhavna Talwar |
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| Written by | Mohinder Singh, Rishabh Sharma |
| Produced by | Gary Dillon Sachindra Nath |
| Starring | Pankaj Kapoor Supriya Pathak Hrishitaa Bhatt |
| Cinematography | Martin Grosup |
| Edited by | Asif Ali Shaikh Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs: Ilaiyaraaja Debojyoti Mishra Background Score: Ilaiyaraaja
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
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Happi is a Hindi-language film directed by Bhavna Talwar and produced by Vistaar Film Fund & WSG Pictures. The film, made in black-and-white, stars Pankaj Kapoor, and is an homage to Charlie Chaplin as per the director. Pankaj Kapoor plays the part of a Chaplin-esque character.[1][2] After being stuck in development hell, the film was released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2019.[3]
Plot
Happi is a comedy drama that tells the amazing story of survival of a social misfit set in Mumbai. The film is all about a man, who is content with what he earns as his needs are few and thus, he is comfortable being a misfit. He earns by making people laugh as well as by singing at Cafe Bombay.[4]
His life turns upside down and he is shattered as the same place is now getting revamped into 'Club Mumbai' – a hip, high class upmarket lounge. But he refuses to be beaten down by the circumstances and fights back with his self belief with an unlikely companion, a puppy.
Cast
- Pankaj Kapoor as Happi
- Supriya Pathak as Rukmani
- Hrishitaa Bhatt as Shumona
- Nakul Vaid as Adil
- Manoj Pahwa
- Raj Saluja as Wilson
- Farroukh Mehta
- Sachin Gaikwad
- Sahil Vaid as Albert
- Tejaswini Kolhapure as Gayatri (special appearance)
Production
The film, originally made in colour, was converted to black-and-white inspired by 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture winner The Artist as it suits the mood and theme of the film.[1][5]
Soundtrack
Ilaiyaraaja provided the film score for this film and the lyrics were written by Jaideep Sahni and actor Kamalhassan has sung a song in this movie.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pankaj Kapur's black-&-white tribute to Chaplin(19 April 2011).
- ↑ Happi Cast & Crew. Bollywood Hungama(13 August 2011).
- ↑ Happi Premiered On ZEE5 On 25 December 2019: 5 Reasons To Watch The Pankaj Kapur Film, Sharma, Aayushi. ZEE5(26 December 2019). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ 'Happi' will never be outdated: Bhavna Talwar. CNN-IBN(14 March 2011).
- ↑ 'Happi' brings 'black and white' back in Bollywood. CNN-IBN(15 March 2012).
- ↑ Kamal Haasan sings for Ilayaraja!(15 January 2017).